Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, You have been very great, You have put on splendor and majesty.
Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric of the heavens.
3 Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,
You place the roof-beams of your house in the rainclouds. You make the clouds your chariots. You ride on the wings of the wind.
4 Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
You make your angels winds, and your servants flames of fire.
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
You set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—
7 They flee from Your rebuke, They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder.
but at your command the waters fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.
8 They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place You have founded for them.
The mountains rose up and the valleys sank down to where you had determined.
9 You have set a border, they do not pass over, They do not turn back to cover the earth.
You set a boundary for the oceans so they would not come back and cover the earth.
10 He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild donkeys break their thirst.
They provide water for all the wild animals, and wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
Birds build their nests in trees along the streams, singing from among the leaves.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
You send down rain on the mountains from your home high above; you fill the earth with good things.
14 Causing grass to spring up for livestock, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,
15 And wine—it makes the heart of man glad, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread—it supports the heart of man.
and wine to make them happy, olive oil to make their faces shine, and bread to make them strong.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
The Lord's trees are well-watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 Where birds make nests, The stork—the firs [are] her house.
Sparrows make their nests there; herons make their homes in the tall trees.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes,
Wild goats live high in the mountains; hyraxes hide among the rocks.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun has known his place of entrance.
You made the moon to mark the months, and the sun knows when to set.
20 You set darkness, and it is night, Every beast of the forest creeps in it.
You make darkness fall and the night comes, the time when the forest animals come out to hunt.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek their food from God.
The young lions roar as they seek their prey, looking for the food that God provides for them.
22 The sun rises, they are gathered, And they crouch in their dens.
When the sun rises they return to their dens to rest.
23 Man goes forth to his work, And to his service—until evening.
Then people leave for work, working until the evening.
24 How many have been Your works, O YHWH, You have made all of them in wisdom, The earth is full of your possessions.
Lord, how many different things you have made—all of them wisely created! The earth is full of your creatures.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things—innumerable, Living creatures—small with great.
Consider the sea, deep and wide, full of all kinds of living things, large and small.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
Ships sail there, and Leviathan, that you made to play in it.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.
28 You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
When you provide it, they gather it up. You hand out food to them, and they are well-fed.
29 You hide Your face—they are troubled, You gather their spirit—they expire, And they return to their dust.
When you turn away from them, they're terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30 You send out Your Spirit, they are created, And You renew the face of the ground.
When you send your breath, they are created, and life covers the earth again.
31 The glory of YHWH is for all time, YHWH rejoices in His works,
May the Lord's glory last forever! The Lord is happy with all he has made.
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
He only has to look at the earth and it trembles; mountains pour out smoke at his touch.
33 I sing to YHWH during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
I will sing to the Lord for as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God my whole life.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
May he be pleased with my thoughts because I am happy in the Lord.
35 Sinners are consumed from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, YHWH. Praise YAH!
Let sinners be destroyed from the earth; let the wicked cease to exist. Let every part of me praise the Lord!
